Firearms killed a record number of children in 2021, study finds

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U.S. children and teens are more likely to die because of guns than car crashes, drug overdoses and cancer.

 

 

Gun-related deaths among children in the U.S. reached a distressing peak in 2021, claiming 4,752 young lives and surpassing the record total seen during the first year of the pandemic, a new analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data found. 

The alarming statistic clearly indicated that America’s gun violence epidemic has gotten worse, experts say. 

 

More than 80% of the gun deaths were among males 19 and younger. Black male children were more likely to die from homicide. White males 19 and younger were more likely to kill themselves with guns.

“This is undoubtedly one of our chief public health crises in this country,” said Dr. Chethan Sathya, a pediatric trauma surgeon at Northwell Health in New York and the lead author of the study, which was published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. “The most likely reason that your child will die in this country is at the hands of a firearm. That’s not acceptable.”

 

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[Tug]

But I thought the maga types were protecting kids from those dangerous LGBTQIA’s oh wait it’s guns killing the kids all sarcasm aside vote the politicians out that don’t support gun control stop the slaughter enough!

[Emdog]

Firearms killed a record number of (US) children in 2021, study finds

there, fixed it.

[Scott Tracy]

Guns don't kill kids, people using guns kill kids. 

 

Americans have the right to bear arms. (Thank goodness that's geographically restricted). No ifs, ands or buts.

 

Voting out politicians who take no stand on gun control could be seen as un-constitutional. Voting for politicians who want people control, now that's the way to go.... Re word laws from 'people under 18 may not have a gun license...' to 'guns may not have a people license unless their properly trained'. The gun that is... You think this is ridiculous...? Try looking at some of current and arcane laws still in place...

[KhunLA]

Let's put those numbers into context.  As they skyrocket after age 15-18.  Hmm ... maybe a few gang bangers in that bracket.

 

In the eyes of most courts, would probably be tried as adults if caught committing said homicide.

 

But hey ... what ever works for the spin.

didn't bother searching for 2021 #s, but would think they are about the same:

https://www.kidsdata.org/topic/659/death-rate-age-cause/table#fmt=2318&loc=1,2&tf=122&ch=1307,1309,446,1308,530,531,533,532,975,534,529

Edited August 22, 2023 by KhunLA

[RichardColeman]

I am actually waiting for some people in a stores being robbed by a black flash mob to open up on the people breaking in with some automatic weapons and kill about 30 of them. Be great to see a self defence trails for killing 30 violent feral youths live on tv

[Chomper Higgot]

38 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

I am actually waiting for some people in a stores being robbed by a black flash mob to open up on the people breaking in with some automatic weapons and kill about 30 of them. Be great to see a self defence trails for killing 30 violent feral youths live on tv

I think you told us a lot more than you intended.

[notmyself]

Obvious solution is mandatory gun ownership (3 of) for every, man, woman and child.